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coner powell joins us from jerusalem. >> reporter: u.s. officials reluctantly acknowledged that the assad regime likely used chemical weapons in the fight against rebels and most likely sarin gas. there is a lot of conflicting information about who used them, where they were used and how much chemical weapons were used. both sides accused the other side of using chemicals weapons. they called it a boldfaced lie and saying that turkey supplied the rebels chemical weapons. the president said that the u.s. will take some type of action but he stopped short saying with a action would be taken if the syrian government did use chemical weapons. obama said on friday his administration would respond deliberately and prudently to this new information, essentially reducing expectations that the united states would intervene in syria anytime soon. as the world debates the use of chemical weapons, syrian rebels attacked an air base. raid follows several weeks of progress by pro-government forces and according to the united nations more than 70,000 peo
coner powell joins us from jerusalem. >> reporter: u.s. officials reluctantly acknowledged that the assad regime likely used chemical weapons in the fight against rebels and most likely sarin gas. there is a lot of conflicting information about who used them, where they were used and how much chemical weapons were used. both sides accused the other side of using chemicals weapons. they called it a boldfaced lie and saying that turkey supplied the rebels chemical weapons. the president...
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question to students, quote: if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant, is that an act of terrorism or war time retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? the lesson smells of anti-semitism and opens the door to legitimizing terror. last week several parents expressed their concerns to the school board. the school person, spokesperson, rather, tells fox news any formal complaints must be submitted in writing and so far that has not happened. next week little rock's airport will be named after the couple. nickname for bill and hillary clinton airport. they are combining the first names to call it hill billy airport. probably not the message the developers in charge of the 67-million-dollar renovation project in arkansas want to send. some locals expect the former first couple to joke about the new name when they come to the dedication ceremony. and finally, call it true dedication to one's profession. when a powerful earthquake hit china saturday afternoon, tv reporter yeng immediately went to work although she was about
question to students, quote: if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant, is that an act of terrorism or war time retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? the lesson smells of anti-semitism and opens the door to legitimizing terror. last week several parents expressed their concerns to the school board. the school person, spokesperson, rather, tells fox news any formal complaints must be submitted in writing and so far...
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right now, my information is that jerusalem, israel, the government, is looking to task the obama rhetoric. will they move on syria. because if they won't, that tells israel that the word "red line" has no significance, and therefore, israel has to recalculate its approach toi iran. the politics of this trump the medical facts on the ground. >> steve mcmann, will the president move, if they do find physical evidence of these chemical weapons? >> i think he will. the question is what does movement look like. we intervene, but who are we supporting and where does that support lead? and does it lead to a better situation or worse situation? and is the line really red? remember, we had this conversation about weapons of mass destruction with respect to iraq. and it turns out there weren't any, or at least we couldn't find any. until there is conclusive, scientific evidence, medical evidence, that the red line has been breached, i don't think -- i don't think this is an issue for the obama administration to wade into. and frankly, i don't know what they would do anyway. >> guy benson, two new p
right now, my information is that jerusalem, israel, the government, is looking to task the obama rhetoric. will they move on syria. because if they won't, that tells israel that the word "red line" has no significance, and therefore, israel has to recalculate its approach toi iran. the politics of this trump the medical facts on the ground. >> steve mcmann, will the president move, if they do find physical evidence of these chemical weapons? >> i think he will. the...
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then, in late november of last year, the new york times' new jerusalem bureau chief came under intense scrutiny for a series of provocative tweets and facebook posts she sent out before and during the gaza conflict. at one point, the bureau chief, jodi rudoren, sent a public tweet to ali abunimah, a controversial palestinian american journalist, with these inviting words, hey there. would love to chat sometime. my friend says good things. more controversially, she took to facebook to post her observation that, when she had recently talked to gazans who just lost a relative, or who are gathering belongings from a bombed out house, they seem a bit hohum. as fassihi could have told her, a reporter at a premier news organization like the new york times or wall street journal go only so far in expressingand in this case, rudoren accomplished one unusual thing, she managed to anger people on both sides of the israelipalestinian controversy. she did come to regret some of her language. she told the times' public editor, margaret sullivan, that she was wrong to characterize palestinians' view
then, in late november of last year, the new york times' new jerusalem bureau chief came under intense scrutiny for a series of provocative tweets and facebook posts she sent out before and during the gaza conflict. at one point, the bureau chief, jodi rudoren, sent a public tweet to ali abunimah, a controversial palestinian american journalist, with these inviting words, hey there. would love to chat sometime. my friend says good things. more controversially, she took to facebook to post her...
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second sentence in this excerpt which asks, if a palestinian bomber kills several israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? >> it's not okay to ask children things like that, to put those ideas in their heads and not expect there to be a consequence down the road. >> reporter: in an email to fox news, textbook author writes, it is important to understand why terrorists attack, understanding is not the same thing as justifying the attack. author points out his question is followed in the book by an explanation of how palestinian and israeli advocates might answer the question differently. because the textbook is used for an advanced high school legislative, the school superintendent says it's intended to promote discussions and debate. listen. >> i think the critical question to answer is, does the book create an opportunity for students to engage in deep dialogue about important issues in the world. i think it does that in the context of geography. >> school officials are having informal meet
second sentence in this excerpt which asks, if a palestinian bomber kills several israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? >> it's not okay to ask children things like that, to put those ideas in their heads and not expect there to be a consequence down the road. >> reporter: in an email to fox news, textbook author writes, it is important to understand why terrorists attack,...
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if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozens israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against israeli government and army actions. parents say that has anti-israel bias and wants it pulled from classrooms. the anti-he defamation league is not in the business of censorship but the book raises concerns. take a listen. >> i don't think any of us believe this paragraph from the book which includes the controversial question is in any way anti-semitic. it is conceivable it is not even anti-israel but we find the question objectionable and offensive. >> reporter: bill nygetz says that question creates a false equivalency between acts of war and killing israeli teens because children are never legitimate targets of war, jenna? jenna: really raises a few eyebrows, that's for sure. what is the school district saying about all this? >> reporter: well in fairness we need to point out that the book does go on after that question to point out the way that pro-palestinian and pro-israeli advocates might answer the question. and because the
if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozens israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or wartime retaliation against israeli government and army actions. parents say that has anti-israel bias and wants it pulled from classrooms. the anti-he defamation league is not in the business of censorship but the book raises concerns. take a listen. >> i don't think any of us believe this paragraph from the book which includes the controversial question is in...
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jon: let's get the update from conor powell, he's live in jerusalem. connor? >> reporter: jp, for several months now there's been conflicting reports about the use of chemical weapons in syria, but in the last week or so both britain and france have said there's credible evidence that the assad regime has used chemical weapons in syria. now, today former syria israeli general also made that claim, he said that israeli intelligence suggests the assad regime has used a nerve agent multiple times, but secretary of defense chuck hagel says that the intelligence remains inconclusive. as the u.s. continues to assess the situation, the white house has said publicly several times it would not tolerate the use of chemical weapons by syrian forces, and secretary of state john kerry today said that nato needs to prepare a response if, in fact, the assad regime does use chemical weapons. but with the mounting evidence they may have already crossed that line, the bigger question is what would the u.s. do? there are few good options. military intervention may take out the a
jon: let's get the update from conor powell, he's live in jerusalem. connor? >> reporter: jp, for several months now there's been conflicting reports about the use of chemical weapons in syria, but in the last week or so both britain and france have said there's credible evidence that the assad regime has used chemical weapons in syria. now, today former syria israeli general also made that claim, he said that israeli intelligence suggests the assad regime has used a nerve agent multiple...
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for example if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or war-time retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? >> not okay to ask children things like that, to put those ideas in their heads and not expect there to be a consequence down the road. >> reporter: textbook author, james rubenstein argues, that quote needs to be taken in context of the entire paragraph which goes on to explain that, quote, competing arguments are made. israel sympathizers denounce the acts as a terrorist threat to the country's existence where as advocates of the palestinian cause argue that longstanding injust is and israeli army attacks on ordinary palestinian civilians provoked the act. the author tells fox news it is important to understand why terrorists attack but that understanding is not the same thing as justifying these attacks, gregg? gregg: jonathan serrie, in atlanta. jonathan, thanks very much. martha: in the aftermath of the boston bombings one former bush administration official says the threat o
for example if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teenagers in a jerusalem restaurant is that an act of terrorism or war-time retaliation against israeli government policies and army actions? >> not okay to ask children things like that, to put those ideas in their heads and not expect there to be a consequence down the road. >> reporter: textbook author, james rubenstein argues, that quote needs to be taken in context of the entire paragraph which goes on to...
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"beirut in jerusalem." grave to have you here. we have been trying to figure out what to make of north korea. we have news of saber rattling. but now you have the united states responding to some of these things. >> let me pick up on that intro you made. i think if you look globally we say a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. >> right. >> time-out is a terrible thing to waste too. if you think about it, between 2008 and 2013, we have had a global time-out from geo politics. there has not been a single globe rattling geo-political event that then fed into the markets and really dampened an already deep recovery. for five years we have all been able to focus inward on this economic recovery. there's been nothing really big. what scares me about this moment is two things. one, i don't think we have done all things we need to make ourselves more resilient. you have a whole bunch of people with their toes on the lines. you have north korea threatening. you have egypt possibly approaching state collapse. syria, one toe away from state
"beirut in jerusalem." grave to have you here. we have been trying to figure out what to make of north korea. we have news of saber rattling. but now you have the united states responding to some of these things. >> let me pick up on that intro you made. i think if you look globally we say a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. >> right. >> time-out is a terrible thing to waste too. if you think about it, between 2008 and 2013, we have had a global time-out from geo...
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quote, if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teens in a jerusalem restaurant that, an act of terrorism or war time retaliation against israeli government policies and army action? now as a mother of one of the students, laurie moore. good morning. >> good morning. >> gretchen: i know you're concerned. off child in this school district. what's your problem with that statement? i know the u.s. government does not consider hamas to be a political party. they consider them to be a terrorist group. but not so apparently in this book. >> exactly. there are several things that are problematic with the curriculum and, of course, the quote that you just gave us, if you look at the preceding sentence before that quote, the author of the textbook says basic -- basically says distinguishing terrorism from political violence might be a little bit difficult. then he uses the analogy of the arab-israeli conflict. palestinians blowing up juice. that's unacceptable. you talk about also about how the classification of terrorist groups like hezbollah and hamas are considered politica
quote, if a palestinian suicide bomber kills several dozen israeli teens in a jerusalem restaurant that, an act of terrorism or war time retaliation against israeli government policies and army action? now as a mother of one of the students, laurie moore. good morning. >> good morning. >> gretchen: i know you're concerned. off child in this school district. what's your problem with that statement? i know the u.s. government does not consider hamas to be a political party. they...
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defense secretary chuck hagel is in jerusalem where he is calling the american alliance with israel, quote, closer than ever and working to thwart israel's ambitions. he's heading to jord dand and saudi arabia. >>> now to wall street. cnbc's jackie deangel loss is there. >> good morning. all eyes on apple ahead of its earnings report this afternoon. the concern is that the company could say it saw a sharp drop in iphone sales. the stock taking a big beating down nearly 45% since its peak last september. meantime, netflix is another one to keep an eye on. the on demand movie streaming site reporting a gain of 2 million u.s. subscriber. that's sending the stocks soaring in after hour sessions. >> jackie with the new york stock exchange, thanks. >>> a terrifying moment in celina, kansas, where a woman walked into a bathroom at the circus, closed the door, and then she came face to face with a tiger two feet away from her. this is video when the massive feline escaped during its performance. then when the woman was in the bathroom with the tiger, she stayed calm. she was able to exit and
defense secretary chuck hagel is in jerusalem where he is calling the american alliance with israel, quote, closer than ever and working to thwart israel's ambitions. he's heading to jord dand and saudi arabia. >>> now to wall street. cnbc's jackie deangel loss is there. >> good morning. all eyes on apple ahead of its earnings report this afternoon. the concern is that the company could say it saw a sharp drop in iphone sales. the stock taking a big beating down nearly 45% since...